Saturday, April 10, 2004
4/10: Today in G-History
1921: CHUCK CONNORS, who played Capt. MacCloud in "Virus", is born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, N.Y. A former pro basketball and baseball player, he is best remembered as Lucas McCain on the TV series "The Rifleman", and was also in the films "Pat and Mike" and "The Big Country".
1960: "Denso Ningen" ("The Electrically-Transmitted Man") a.k.a. "The Secret of the Telegian" is released in Japan.
1966: Episode 15 of "Ultra Q", "Kanegon's Cocoon", debuts on Japanese TV.
1967: Episode 41 of "The Space Giants", "The Fierce Attack of Illusion Monster Balzas" a.k.a. "The Shock of Ghana", debuts on Japanese TV.
1971: Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider", "Terrifying Bat-Man", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976: Episode 46 of "Secret Task Force Goranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 26 of "Kamen Rider Black" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: CEC LINDER, who played Dr. Latour in "Virus", dies of a heart attack in Toronto.
1993: Episode 2 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "The Secret of Accepter", premieres on Japanese TV.
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Friday, April 09, 2004
4/9: Today in G-History
1906: FREDERIC KNUDTSON, who edited the U.S. release of "War of the Gargantuas", is born in North Dakota.
1957: TOSHIYUKI HONDA, who composed the music for "Gunhed", is born in Tokyo.
1967: Episode 39, the final episode of "Ultraman", "Farewell Ultraman", debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: Episode 2 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.
1973: Episode 2 of "Zone Fighter", "Beat Destro-King!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: "Inazuman Furashu" ("Inazuman Flash") premieres on Japanese TV.
1977: Episode 2 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad" debuts on Japanese TV.
1983: Episode 10 of "Science Task Force Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.
1988: Episode 7 of "Super Animal Task Force Liveman", "Dinosaur vs. Liverobo", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: Episode 23 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "RX Becomes a Pig", debuts on Japanese TV.
1993: Episode 7 of "Five Star Task Force Dairanger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2000: Episode 11 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Promise", debuts on Japanese TV.
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Thursday, April 08, 2004
4/8: Today in G-History
1903: EUGENE LORIE, who directed and/or co-wrote "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "The Giant Behemoth", and "Gorgo", and was production designer on "Beast", is born in Kharkov, Russia. He served as art director on "Grand Illusion" and "Limelight".
1921: MASAO IMAFUKU, who played Izumi High Priest Tengan Kokto in "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", is born in Fukuoka, Japan.
1950: BERU-BERA LIN, who played Izumi Priestess Nami in "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", is born Lee Cho Kim in Seoul, South Korea.
1952: KAORI MOMOI, who played Detective Ishizu in "Cross Fire", is born in Tokyo.
1956: YOSHIKO TANAKA, who was Asuka Okochi in "Godzilla vs. Biollante" and "Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle for Earth", is born in Tokyo. She also played Shoko Miyaji in "Ringu 0: Birthday".
1963: YUREI YANAGI, who played Okazaki in "Ringu" and "Ringu 2", is born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
1972: Episode 54 of "Kamen Rider", "Yuurei vs. Eel-Man", debuts on Japanese TV.
1989: MARIO CHIARI, production designer for the 1976 remake of "King Kong", dies in Rome.
1995: "Eko Eko Azaraku" a.k.a. "Wizard of Darkness" is released in Japan.
"Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" a.k.a. "Ultraman Powered" premieres on Japanese TV.
1996: "Shi'chesi toshin Gaifado" ("Seven-Star Fighting God Guyferd") a.k.a. "Guyferd" premieres on Japanese TV.
2003: MAKI ISHII, composer on "Ultra Q: The Movie", dies of thyroid cancer in Tokyo.
BING RUSSELL, who played a deputy in "Tarantula" and a state trooper at the bus and truck wrecks in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of cancer in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Wednesday, April 07, 2004
4/7: Today in G-History
1924: IKUMA DAN, composer on "Madame White Snake" and "The Last War", is born in Tokyo.
1933: "King Kong" is released in the U.S.
1951: JANIS IAN, who wrote and sang the theme song for "Virus", is born in New York City.
1968: Episode 27 of "Ultra Seven", "Operation: Cyborg" (a.k.a. "Temporary Traitor"), debuts on Japanese TV.
1972: VICTOR WONG, who played Charlie the cook in "King Kong", dies.
SHINGO KATSURAYAMA, who played Lieutenant Hayakawa in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", is born.
"Henshin Ninja Arashi" ("Transforming Ninja Arashi") premieres on Japanese TV.
"Ultraman Ace" premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers".
1973: Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider V3", "Danger V3! Terror at the Impending Electric Saw", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 39 of "Kikaida", "Father’s Enemy, Jiro Nation's Most Wanted", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 54, the final episode of "Kaiketsu Lion Maru", debuts on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 2 of "Condorman — Symbol of Justice" debuts on Japanese TV.
1979: Episode 10 of "Battle Fever J" debuts on Japanese TV.
1980: TETSUJI TAMAYAMA, who played Shirogane/Oogami Tsukumaro a.k.a. Gao Silver on "Hundred Beast Task Force Gaoranger", is born.
1992: ALIX TALTON, who played Marge Blaine in "The Deadly Mantis", dies of lung cancer in Burbank, Calif.
1995: Episode 6 of "Superpower Task Force Ohranger" debuts on Japanese TV.
2002: JOHN AGAR, who played Dr. Matt Hastings in "Tarantula" and a city official in the 1976 remake of "King Kong", dies of emphysema in Los Angeles at 81.
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004
4/6: Today in G-History
1967: "Onibaba" is released in Sweden.
1970: "The Green Slime" is released in Sweden.
1972: EDDIE DEW, who played an officer in "Them!", dies in Burbank, Calif.
1973: Episode 27 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Resurrected Shine Shine Dan", debuts on Japanese TV.
1974: "Denjin Zaboga" ("Electroid Zaborger") premieres on Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Fight! Electroid Zaborger".
Episode 8 of "Kamen Rider X", "Mystery!? Lower Earth — Middle Earth — Upper Earth", debuts on Japanese TV.
"Ultraman Taro" premieres on Japanese TV.
1975: Episode 40 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Resurrected 3-Headed Demon God!!", debuts on Japanese TV.
1986: AKIRA YAMAGUCHI, who played Yuki Joji a.k.a. Riderman on "Kamen Rider V3", "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Sky Rider", "5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark", "Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders", "Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie", and "Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite", dies of lung cancer.
1997: Episode 8 of "Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger", "Will We Lose? Reverse Teamwork", debuts on Japanese TV.
2003: "Dark Water" is screened at the Philadelphia International Film Festival.
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Monday, April 05, 2004
4/5: Today in G-History
1944: DAIJIRO HARADA, who played Takuya Sasaki in "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", is born in Yamaguchi, Japan. He also appeared in "Shin Kamen Rider".
1966: MANSAI NOMURA, who played Abe no Seimei in "Onmyoji", is born in Tokyo.
1967: "Kamen-no Ninja Akakage" ("Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja") premieres on Fuji TV.
1972: BRIAN DONLEVY, who played General Terry Arnold in the U.S. release of "Gammera the Invincible", dies of throat cancer in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1973: "Robotto Keiji K" ("Robot Detective") premieres on Japanese TV.
1974: "Godzilla vs. the Thing" is released in West Germany.
WILLIAM HUDSON, who played Dr. Paul Lindstrom in "The Amazing Colossal Man", dies of laennec’s cirrhosis in Woodland Hills, Calif.
1975: "Himitsu Sentai Goranger", ("Secret Task Force Goranger") premieres on Japanese TV.
"Kamen Raidaa Sutorangaa" ("Masked Rider Stronger") a.k.a. "Kamen Rider Stronger" premieres on Japanese TV.
Episode 53, the final episode of "Ultraman Taro", debuts on Japanese TV.
1976 "Ninja Kaputaa" ("Ninja Captor") premieres on TV Tokyo.
1981: HISASHI SAKAI, who played Ko Koshinsei the Fang Ranger on "Five Star Task Force Dairanger", is born.
2001: "Godzilla 2000" is released in Argentina.
2002: "Versus" premieres in Denmark at the NatFilm Festival.
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Sunday, April 04, 2004
4/4: Today in G-History
1929: ALBERT DEKKER, who played the Secretary of Defense in the U.S. release of "Gammera the Invincible", marries Esther Guirini.
1944: TOSHIO KUROSAWA, who played Professor Shiraki in "Evil of Dracula" and Akira in "The Last Days of Planet Earth", is born in Kanagawa, Japan.
1956: "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" is released in the U.S.
1960: JULIE CARMEN, who played Dr. Alyson Hart in "Gargantua", is born in Milburn, N.J.
1961: CHIAKI KONAKA, writer on "Ultraman: Towards the Future", "Ultraman Tiga", and "School of Ghosts G", is born in Tokyo.
1972: "Godzilla on Monster Island" is released in South Korea.
1975: EMI & YUMI ITO, a.k.a. The Peanuts, who played Mothra's companions the Shobijin, announce their retirement from performing.
1979: "The Ultraman" premieres on Japanese TV.
1980: Episode 27 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.
1992: CONNIE SELLECCA, who played Jennie Haniver in "The Bermuda Depths", marries John Tesh.
1997: HARUKO SUGIMURA, who was in "The Three Treasures" and the madame in the "In a Cup of Tea" segment of "Kwaidan", dies of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo.
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